Special Education Timeline By hwarnic 1800 Earliest documented Special Education Earliest special education was meant to serve students who were blind and/or deaf. aka sensory deficit 1954 Brown vs Board of Education Case that ended legal segregation in schools that created a launching point for desegregating students with disabilities from general education classrooms 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Addressed the inequality of educational opportunities for children with disabilities. This legislation provided resources to help ensure that disadvantaged students had access to quality education. 1971 Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC) Case that mandated that educational placement decisions must include a process of parental participation and a means to resolve disputes. 1972 Congressional Investigation Congress launches an investigation into the status of children with disabilities and found that millions of children were not receiving an appropriate education FAPE 1975 Public Law 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act P.L. 94-142 guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability. Nov 17, 1984 Born born in Akron, OH 1997 Sister graduated from University of Akron as an Intervention Specialist K-12 2000 IDEA Compliance Report: "States Ignore Special Ed Law" NCD finds that federal efforts to enforce the law over several Administrations have been inconsistent and ineffective. Sep 11, 2001 9/11 major terrorist event in the US that killed 2,996 people 2003 Graduated from high school 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Congress increased the focus on accountability and improved outcomes by emphasizing reading, early intervention, and research-based instruction by requiring that special education teachers be highly qualified. 2019 Graduated with AS from WTCC 2020 Transferred to NC State
